Wondering how to get pregnant? It’s not as simple as it seems! Pregnancy takes several days, and there are lots of steps. Here are the basics of how pregnancy works.
To learn more about pregnancy, visit https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/pregnancy/how-pregnancy-happens
Transcript:
Pregnancy is a pretty amazing process — it all starts with sperm and an egg.
Sperm are tiny, microscopic cells that are made in testicles. Sperm cells mix with other fluids to make semen, which spurts out of your penis when you ejaculate.
Eggs live in ovaries, and the hormones that control your menstrual cycle cause eggs to mature every month. These hormones also make the lining of your uterus thick and spongy, to prepare for a possible pregnancy.
Every month, one mature egg leaves your ovary — this is called ovulation. That egg travels through your fallopian tube, which takes about 12-24 hours.
If semen gets into your vagina, sperm can swim up through your cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes, searching for an egg. Sperm cells can live in your body for up to 6 days waiting for an egg to show up. Millions of sperm come out during each ejaculation — but it only takes 1 sperm to meet with an egg, which can lead to pregnancy.
When a sperm cell joins with an egg, it’s called fertilization. After that happens, the fertilized egg begins to divide into more and more cells and moves towards your uterus.
The ball of cells gets to your uterus about 3–4 days after fertilization, where it can float around for another few days. If the ball of cells attaches to the spongy uterine lining, pregnancy officially begins — this is called implantation. It usually takes around 3-4 days to finish implanting. Up to half of all fertilized eggs naturally don’t implant — they pass out of your body during your period.
When the ball of cells implants into your uterine lining, your body starts making pregnancy hormones. These hormones keep your uterine lining in place so it can nourish the pregnancy — that’s why you don’t get your period when you’re pregnant.
But if sperm and egg don’t meet up, or a fertilized egg doesn’t implant into your uterus, the lining isn’t needed, and it flows out of your vagina. That’s your period.
So it actually takes a lot of steps for pregnancy to happen, and up to 2-3 weeks.
This is lovely, gave me all the feels!
I didn’t know how babies were made until I’m 15
I’m 6 months pregnant with twins girls I’m happy about it
Very informative video.
And my husband wants to know .Do sperm travel through the bloodstream and how long does sperm stay alive
The most interesting thing about this comment section is how we basically get the same response with the same comments from this channel for nearly the same questions.
I’m 14, and never even held hands with a boy. I don’t know how I ended up here. But it was very educational, even though I’m going to forget this by the time I do get pregnant
Am fifty and having periods every six to eight weeks instead of monthly cycle does this mean I can still conceive ? Have no premenstrual symptoms yet like hot flushes etc.
Is it possible to get pregnant if the preejaculation fluid/sperm is ejaculated around the vaginal area but not in it?
I’m actually scared to get pregnant!
It’s crazy how god made humans in such a meticulous way
Sensing a lot of teenagers here…
The easiest description. Superb!
Better explaination than my science teacher. Took over 40 mins on how pregnancy works smh
How do 522 people dislike this video? Lol. Do they accept the stork theory?
Its looks easy in video.. But not so easy in real life
I wish I can get pregnant
Am I the only person who doesn’t want to get pregnant?
This is very informative, thank you 🙏🏾
I remember learning about this in Health and Parenting class!